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Warm-up

Somebody has stolen all the punctuation marks from these sentences. Insert the same and
write sentences in the blanks.

1. We learnt algebra fractions and geometry in maths
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2. Our mailbox is always full of flyers mails and lots of bills

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3. My lucky numbers are seven twelve fifteen and twenty four

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4. Flour sugar butter eggs and milk are what you need to buy
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5. Steve replied No problem
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6. I have a big old warm quilt

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The symbols used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences are called punctuation marks.
They are used to structure and organise the written language.

Types of Punctuation Marks

There are different punctuation marks. Some most commonly used punctuation marks are: comma
(,), semicolon (;), colon (:), full stop (.), exclamation mark (!), question mark (?), quotation marks (“ ”),
apostrophe (’), hyphen (-) and dash (—).

Full stop (.)

The full stop is used:

 to indicate a complete thought that is not a question or an exclamation.

Read the sentence given below.
l Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra.

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